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Jersey Boys: Original Broadway Cast Recording is the cast album for the 2005 Broadway musical Jersey Boys, which tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.The album was produced by Bob Gaudio, one of the original members of the Four Seasons.
An original cast recording was made by Rhino Entertainment, Jersey Boys: Original Broadway Cast Recording (Rhino R2 73271), released in November 2005, which won the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. [74] [75] [76] In February 2008, the album was certified Gold, having shipped more than 500,000 copies in the US. [77]
He starred until 2008 in the original cast production of Jersey Boys which opened at the August Wilson theater on Broadway in 2005. His dynamic portrayal of Tommy DeVito , one of the founding members of Four Seasons musical group, won him the "Best Featured Actor in a Musical" Tony award in 2006.
Young reprised his Frankie Valli role in the Broadway production of Jersey Boys from July 3 - September 30, 2012. [11] In March 2014, Young made his West End Theatre debut, starring in the musical's London production. He reprised the role in director Clint Eastwood's film adaptation of Jersey Boys, which was released in June 2014.
His Broadway debut was as a "swing" in the musical Side Show in 1997. He appeared in the musical Weird Romance in April 2004 at the York Theatre, New York, [2] and the musical God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater in April 2005 at the York Theatre. [3] He went on to star as "Nick Massi" in the original Broadway cast of the musical Jersey Boys (2005).
[1] [2] He also performed in the Broadway musical version of Mary Poppins as part of the original Broadway cast ensemble, and later as Bert on Broadway and in the National Tour. [3] [4] [5] He recently [6] performed in the national tour and Broadway productions of Jersey Boys as Tommy DeVito. [7]
The album, released on June 24, 2014 by Rhino Entertainment, [1] features a mix of original recordings by Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, plus new recordings from the cast members and tracks from the original Broadway cast recording. [2] [3] The album was preceded by the single "Cry For Me". [4]
Andrew Scott Rannells (born August 23, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for originating the role of Elder Kevin Price in the 2011 Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and won the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.